Container closure



June29, 1937. P. A. PETERSON 2,085,445

CONTAINER CLOSURE Filed Dec. 17, 1955 INVENTOR f?! fl filerson/ ATTORNEYPatented June 22, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER CLOSURE PerA. Peterson, New York, N. Y.

Application December 17, 1935, Serial No. 54,799

Claims.

This invention relates to container closures and more particularly todisplaceable caps as applied to bottles used as containers for liquids,either still or aerated.

One of the objects is to provide a cap, the supporting frame of whichmay be fixedly attached to a bottle in the usual manner, the cap beinghinged to the frame at one edge and held tensionally at the oppositeedge.

A further feature is in the provision of lever actuated means for eitherclamping or releasing the cap at will.

Another purpose is to produce a cap which, when released may be swunglaterally outward from the bottle mouth, thereby to avoid obstructionwhen pouring its contents.

Still further aims are directed to simplicity,

security, and cheapness of construction, together with having in mindthe production of a symmetrical structure of pleasing appearance, easyto operate by use of the fingers only. v

These advantageous objects are accomplished by the novel constructionand combination of few and simple parts hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a materialcomponent of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a conventional type ofbottle neck showing an embodiment as applied.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational View of the same.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a side elevational View showing the cap as removed from thebottle mouth.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the cap blank.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the lever in detail.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, a common type of bottle neckis designated by the numeral ill, the same having a bead H at the mouthrim and therebelow, an enlarged annulus I2, the neck being conical toits juncture with the bottle body.

The cap is formed from a sheet metal blank,

" as indicated in Figure 5, the same consisting The wider arm I! issheared at its outer end to form two spaced tabs coiled to constituteeyes 20, while the central, longer tab is similarly curled to form asingle eye 2|.

A single strand of wire is bent to form a ring 5 22, snugly fitting thecircumference of the bottle neck, adjacently below the annulus I2, theends of the ring wire extending outwardly in spaced parallel relation,as at 23, and then turned oppositely outward to form pintles 24 engagingin lo the eyes 20.

At a point directly opposite the hinge elements 2[12 l a raised loop 25is formed in the ring 22, the loop en-gageable in the detent l9, causingthe cap to be firmly clamped at two opposite points 5 on the bottlemouth.

Another Wire is shaped to produce a lever having a relatively long arm2'! and short arm 28, the ends of the wire meeting in the eye 2i inwhich they are pivoted, these arms being disposed at an angle to eachother of slightly less than ninety degrees.

In operation, the cap, which may be provided at its under surface with acushion packing pad 29, as cork, rubber, etc., is placed in position onthe bottle mouth rim, at which time the lever 2'7 extends downwardly inclose contact with the exterior of the bottle neck, as best shown inFigure 1, the loop 25 engaging the detent l9, thus holding the capsecurely clamped. in

When it is desired to withdraw the contents of the bottle, the lever 2'!is grasped, drawn outwardly, and maneouvered to press the eye 2i towardsthe bottle neck, such action releasing the detent and moving the capinto the position indicated in Figure 4, at which time it is to benoted, that, due to the length of the arm H, the cap is removed to suchdistance as to avoid interference with pouring from the bottle.

Obviously, a reverse movement of the lever, using its angle as a fulcrumagainst the bottle neck, will return the cap to its operative positionand effectually seal the contents of the bottle Although the foregoingis descriptive of the best known embodiment of the invention, it will 4be understood that minor changes, not involving invention, may be madewithin the scope and spirit of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described the invention and set forth the manner of itsconstruction and application, what is claimed as new and sought tosecure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A bottle cap comprising in combination, a ring tight fitting the neckof a bottle, said ring having spaced parallel extensions terminating inopposed outstanding pintles all parts being in the same plane, a raisedintegral loop on said ring opposite said extensions, a cap including acircular disc provided with a cushioning pad, an extending arm on saidcap bent and shaped to produce a detent engageable with said loop, anoppositely extending arm member on said plate bifurcated at itsextremity toproduce spaced coils engaging said pintles and anintermediate member coiled at its end, and a lever formed of a singlewire to present two fiat loops relatively long and short, said loopsbeing disposed at an angle of less than ninety degrees, the short loopengaging the coil of said intermediate member and the long loopnormallyextending downwardly alongside the bottle neck for manual operation.

2. A bottle cap comprising a circular disc having a circumambient flangeengageable over the mouth of the bottle, a down-reaching re-entrantlyturned resilient detent extending from the flange on one side, an armextending downwardly from said flange opposite said detent, said armbeing sheared and shaped to present two spaced eyes and a centralout-turned clip coiled to produce an eye at its end, a wire bent toencircle the bottle neck and having, opposed pintles, engaging the firstnamedeyes, a raised loop in said wire to engage said detent, and a leverformed of a single wire to constitute two angularly disposed loops ofunequal length the shorter of said loops engaging the last named eye andthe longer loop disposed closely adjacent the bottle neck.

3. A bottle cap comprising a disc having a flanged rim to engage themouth of a bottle, a spring detent and an arm opposed thereto to extenddownwardly from said rim, a wire bent to encompass the bottle neck andhaving opposed pintles at its ends remote from the bottle neck on oneside and a loop engageable with said detent on the opposite side, and alever having a part engaged in the terminal of said arm outwardly beyondsaid pintles and a main portion accessible therebelow for manualoperation.

4. A bottle closure comprising a ring fixed on the bottle neck andhaving a raised loop, a cap having an arm hingedly engaging said ring, aspring detent on said cap engageable with said loop, and a leverconnected to said arm adapted to clamp said cap on the bottle mouth orrelease it therefrom. 1

5. A bottle closure comprising a ring fixed on the bottle neck andhaving a raised loop, a cap having an arm hingedly engaging saidring,and a lever connected to said arm adapted to clamp said cap on thebottle mouth or release it therefrom. r

PER A. PETERSON.

